Biography
As a Senior in 2014-15:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Finished sixth as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:55.11), 11th in the 100 yard freestyle (52.83), fourth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:31.14), ninth in the 50 yard fee (23.67) and 11th in the 100 yard fly (1:00.05) against West Chester and Shippensburg… Earned fourth as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:42.71), sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.80) and fourth as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:20.33) against The College of New Jersey and Merrimack…Finished fifth as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.96), seventh in the 50 yard freestyle (22.82), seventh in the 100 yard freestyle (51.23), third in the 100 yard butterfly (58.64) and first as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:30.30) against Yale…Took 14th in the 200 yard butterfly (2:17.10), and 18th in the 200 yard freestyle (2:01.79) at the USMMA Invite… Earned third as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:46.26), second in the 50 yard freestyle (23.50), and third in the 100 yard butterfly (57.70) at Pace…Finished 39th in the 100 yard freestyle (50.97), sixth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:29.72), 35th in the 200 yard freestyle (1:58.20) and 46th in the 100 yard fly (58.43) at the ECAC Championships…Took second as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:41.84), fifth in the 100 yard freestyle (51.26) and first as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:31.85) at Marist…Finished eighth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:57.38), sixth in the 100 yard butterfly (57.38) and sixth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:33.72) against Connecticut College…Placed sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.17) and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.61) at St. Rose…Finished fourth as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:46.75) and sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.26) at Le Moyne…Took 11th as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:38.85), 10th as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:28.48), 12th in the 100 yard freestyle (49.02) and ninth as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:10.59) at the Northeast-10 Championships.
As a Junior in 2013-14:
Placed fourth in the 400 yard medley relay and fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 10/4 against West Chester and Shippensburg...Took 14th in the 50 yard freestyle, 19th in the 100 yard freestyle, 17th in the 200 yard freestyle, 10th in the 100 yard butterfly, second in the 200 yard freestyle relay, seventh in the 400 yard freestyle relay and third in the 200 yard medley relay on 10/18 in the Rutgers Invite...Placed fourth in the 400 yard medley relay and fifth in the 100 yard freestyle on 10/25 against St. Rose and Merrimack...Took sixth in the 100 yard freestyle, seventh in the 100 yard butterfly and second in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 11/2 against The College of New Jersey...Placed fifth in the 200 medley relay, fifth in the 50 yard freestyle and fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 11/8 against Yale...Took third in the 200 yard medley relay, 14th in the 200 yard butterfly and 15th in the 200 yard freestyle on 11/23 at the USMMA Invite...Placed first in the 200 yard freestyle relay, sixth in the 50 yard freestyle and first in the 400 yard medley relay on 12/6 at the Pace Invitational...Took third in the 200 yard medley relay and third in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/11 against Marist...Placed fifth in the 200 yard medley relay, eighth in the 50 yard freestyle and third in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/12 against Connecticut College... Took second in the 400 yard medley relay and second in the 100 yard freestyle on 1/17 against Queens College...Placed third in the 50 yard freestyle on 1/18 against LeMoyne College...Took 10th in the 200 yard medley relay, ninth in the 50 yard freestyle, ninth in the 200 yard freestyle relay, 12th in the 100 yard freestyle and 10th in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 2/6 in the Northeast-10 Championship.
As a Sophomore in 2012-13:
Finished second in the 400 yard freestyle relay, fifth in the 400 yard medley relay, fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay, eighth in the 200 yard medley relay and 10th in the 50 yard freestyle in the season opening meet against West Chester/Shippensburg from 10/5-6…At the Rutgers Sonny Werblin Invite from 10/19-20, placed sixth in the 200 yard freestyle relay and seventh in the 200 yard medley relay…Also competed in the 500 yard freestyle, the 100 yard freestyle, the 100 yard butterfly and the 200 yard freestyle…Placed second in the 400 yard medley relay, third in the 400 yard freestyle relay, fourth in the 50 yard freestyle and seventh in the 100 yard freestyle against Saint Rose on 10/26…In the meet against Yale on 11/2, finished fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay and eighth in the 200 yard freestyle…Was 16th in the 100 yard freestyle and competed in the 100 yard butterfly on 11/17 at the USMMA Invite …At the Pace Invitational from 11/30-12/1, competed in the 50 yard freestyle, the 200 yard freestyle, the 100 yard freestyle and the 100 yard butterfly…Finished fifth in the 400 yard freestyle relay, seventh in the 50 yard freestyle and eighth in the 100 yard butterfly versus TCNJ on 12/8…Against Marist on 1/12, placed fourth in the 50 yard freestyle and sixth in the 500 yard freestyle…In the meet versus Connecticut College on 1/13, finished fifth in the 200 yard medley relay, fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay, sixth in the 50 yard freestyle and seventh in the 100 yard freestyle…On 1/18 against Queens, finished third in the 500 yard freestyle and competed in the 200 yard medley relay…Against Le Moyne on 1/20, placed third in the 50 yard freestyle and third in the 400 yard freestyle relay…Placed ninth in the 400 yard freestyle relay, 11th in the 200 yard freestyle relay, 11th in the 200 yard medley relay, 14th in the 50 yard freestyle and 16th in the 100 yard freestyle at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships.
As a Freshman in 2011-12:
Competed in the 100, 200 and 500 yard freestyle against CCSU…Helped take fifth place in the 200 yard medley relay at the Werblin Invitational…Finished fourth in the 100 yard freestyle against Saint Rose…Participated in the 50 yard freestyle versus TCNJ…Competed in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle, as well as the 100 yard backstroke at the Bentley Invitational…Took part in the 50, 100 and 200 yard freestyle against Conn. College...Helped finish second in the 200 yard freestyle relay versus Queens... Placed ninth in the 200 freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay , 11th in 100 freestyle and 13th in the 200 freestyle at the Northeast-10 Championships...Finished 11th in the 400 yard freestyle relay in the Metro Championships.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Competed scholastically at Naugatuck (Conn.) High School...Class L state champion in the 200 freestyle relay...Team captain as a senior.
Personal:
The son of Anne and Jim Vaz...Born in Waterbury, Conn...Plans to major in history.
